Admission to the Ph.D. Program:

   1.  All applicants must fulfill the general requirements of the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies.

   2.  Completion of a Master’s degree prior to the beginning of the program.

   3.  Official transcripts of all undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate work.

   4.  Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores will be taken into consideration.

   5.  Submission of three recent letters of recommendation about the applicant’s potential success in a doctoral program.

   6.  A written statement of intent of no more than one thousand words detailing the applicant's professional goals.

   7.  Submission of a scholarly or professional writing sample (10 - 20 pages). 

  Applications may be found at http://graduate.louisville.edu/apply. The application deadline is January 15.  

  Graduate Teaching Assistantship Applications are a separate document with the same deadline of January 15.

All doctoral students are expected to complete a minimum of 48 hours beyond the Masters degree distributed as follows:

  AREAS OF CONCENTRATION                           Total credit hours: 18

   1. Aesthetics and Creativity - HUM 681 Topics in Aesthetics and Creativity

   2. Studies in Culture - HUM 682 Topics in Studies in Culture

   Graduate courses housed within departments in the Humanities Division meet the area concentration requirements in the primary and secondary areas of of concentration: (1) Aesthetics and Creativity; and (2) Studies in Culture.

   A student in consultation with his/her Supervisory Committee will select courses appropriate to his/her course of study. 

   Primary Area:                                                                     Credit hours: 12

   Aesthetics and Creativity OR Studies in Culture

   Secondary Area:                                                                                  Credit hours: 6

   Aesthetics and Creativity OR Studies in Culture

   Additional Requirements:

   *Language - Each doctoral student must demonstrate basic proficiency in one classical or modern language in addition to English, and either basic proficiency in a second classical or modern language in addition to English, or an advanced proficiency in the first.

   *Successful completion of three comprehensive exams: Core, Area of Concentration, and Specified field.

   Optional Comprehensive Preparation Course

   *HUM 689: Reading for Comprehensives  

   Dissertation Research:                                                         Credit hours: 9

   *HUM 700                                                                                        

Complete program credit hours: 48

Electives: Students may supplement the minimum of 48 hours with additional coursework in a specific discipline.